NEET PG Cut off 2023 (Released), 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 -

Qualifying Percentile/ Score for Gen, OBC, SC, ST

Updated on Mar 14, 2023 - 7:06 p.m. IST by Shamshad Ali #NEET PG

NEET PG Cutoff 2023 - The National Board of Examinations (NBE) has released the NEET PG 2023
result on March 14. The NEET PG cutoff scores 2023 has also been released along with result at
nbe.edu.in. As per the latest NEET PG cutoff, the qualifying percentile is 291 for General, 257 for SC/
ST/OBC, and 274 for General-PH.

In order to qualify for the postgraduate medical entrance test, candidates must secure equal to more
than NEET PG cut-off percentile and scores. The NEET PG 2023 cutoff percentile is 50th for the
General category, 40th and 45th for SC/ST/OBC, and General-PH categories, respectively. The
equivalent score of the NEET PG 2023 cutoff percentile is also released along with the result.
Previously, the NEET PG cut-off 2022 scores equivalent to the qualifying percentile is 275 for General,
245 for SC/ST/OBC, and 260 for General-PH.
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Based on NEET PG cut off 2023, NBE will prepare the merit list for qualified candidates. Aspirants
securing NEET PG 2023 cutoff will be included in the merit list. Through NEET PG cutoff, qualified
candidates will be granted admission to 50% All India Quota (AIQ), 50% state quota, all deemed/
central universities, ESIC/AMFS colleges, and private institutes.

Candidates must note that securing the NEET PG cutoff does not guarantee admission into PG
medical courses. Aspirants must appear for the NEET PG counselling process on the basis of the
NEET PG merit list 2023. The NEET PG 2023 exam will be conducted on March 5 in computer-based
mode.

The admission will be granted on the basis of merit rank, preferences of colleges and courses, seats
available, reservation criteria, and other factors to the medical postgraduate courses. On the basis of
the NEET PG 2023 cut off, the medical graduates will be shortlisted for 24,547 Doctor of Medicine
(MD), 12,780 Master of Surgery (MS), and 922 PG Diploma seats. Read the article on NEET PG cut off
2023, how to check, the calculation procedure, the previous year's NEET MD/MS cutoff, and other
details.
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NEET PG 2023 Cutoff Dates

Candidates can check the NEET PG cut-off dates and other related events. The cutoff dates for NEET
PG must be checked to check the upcoming events without missing them.

NEET PG cutoff dates

Events Dates

NEET PG 2023 exam

March 5, 2023
date

Announcement of result March 14, 2023

NEET PG cutoff March 14, 2023

Publication of 50% AIQ

To be announced
merit list

Counselling starts To be announced

NEET PG 2023 Cut off - Qualifying Percentile

A candidate must secure a minimum NEET PG qualifying percentile of 2023 to pass the entrance
exam. Check category-wise NEET PG cutoff percentile in the table below.
NEET PG 2023 cut-off - Updated

Cut-
off
Category Minimum Qualifying/Eligibility Criteria (Out
of
800)

General / EWS 50th percentile 291

General-PwBD 45th percentile 274

SC/ST/ OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC) 40th percentile 257

Factors affecting NEET PG Cutoff 2023

NEET PG 2023 cutoff will be determined on the basis of factors mentioned below:

• Number of candidates appearing for the test

• The difficulty level of the exam

• Seat availability

NEET PG 2023 Cut off - Percentile vs Marks

As per the official brochure, the NEET PG percentile rank shows how well a candidate performed in
comparison to others, while the percentage tells how better a candidate has performed in the test.
NEET PG cutoff percentage mark will tell the merit position of the candidate among others. The
percentile rank is commonly used to clarify the interpretation of marks based on standardised tests.
While the percentage is calculated on the basis of marks obtained in the computer-based exam

To qualify NEET PG 2023 exam, medicos must mandatorily secure the minimum qualifying percentile.
NEET PG cut-off General category is 50th percentile, while for SC/ST/OBC aspirants, it is 40th
percentile. Last year, the NEET PG cut-off 2022 scores equivalent to the qualifying percentile is 275
for General, 245 for SC/ST/OBC, and 260 for General-PH. On the basis of the NEET PG cut off 2023
percentile, the merit list will be prepared. Check the previous year's NEET PG cutoff percentile and
marks to qualify.
NEET PG Cut off 2022

Cutoff
Categories Cut off percentile
marks

General 50th 275

SC/ST/OBC 40th 245

General-PH 45th 260

SC/ST/OBC-PH 40th 245

NEET PG cut off 2021, 2020, and 2019

NEET PG cut off NEET PG 2021 NEET PG cut off scores NEET PG Cutoff
Category
percentile cutoff scores 2020 scores 2019

Unreserved
50th 302 366 340
(UR)

SC/ST/OBC 40th 265 319 295

Unreserved
45th 283 342 317
- PH

SC/ST/OBC -
40th 265 319 295
PH

Types of NEET PG 2023 Cut off

The cut off of NEET PG 2023 will be considered for admission to the below-mentioned postgraduate
medical seats:

• 50% All India Quota seats (excluding former Jammu & Kashmir state)

• 50% State Quota seats (including state of Jammu and Kashmir)

NEET PG Cutoff 2023 for 50% All India Quota seats

In order to be included in NEET PG merit list for 50% AIQ seats, aspirants must secure NEET PG cutoff
minimum qualifying percentile and marks specified by the authority. NEET PG 2023 cut off 50% AIQ
will be the same as the qualifying percentile.

The AIQ NEET PG cutoffs score for the previous year are mentioned below, which was the same as
the NEET PG qualifying percentile.

NEET PG cutoff for 50% AIQ

SC/
SC/
General ST/
Category General (UR) ST/
(UR)-PH OBC-
OBC
PH

NEET cut off scores 2022 275 245 260 245

NEET cut off scores 2021 302 265 283 265

NEET cut off scores 2020 366 319 342 319

Cutoff scores 2019 340 295 317 295

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Revision of NEET PG 2023 Cut off

As per the NBE NEET PG brochure, in case of any vacant seats left after completion of all rounds of
counselling, the National Medical Commission (NMC) in consultation with the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare (MoHFW) will revise NEET PG cutoff 2023 for all categories. NEET PG 2022 cut off was
reduced by 25 percentile for General, SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates. NEET PG 2022 revised cutoff
for General category was 201. Check the revised NEET PG cut off percentile and scores below.
Revised cut-off scores of NEET-PG 2022 (After Lowering)

CUT- REVISED

OFF CUT-

SCORE OFF
CATEGORY Cut off percentile REVISED
EARLIER SCORE

(Out of (Out of

960) 960)

25th
General Category (UR/EWS) 50th Percentile 275 201
Percentile

SC/ST/OBC 15th
40th Percentile 245 169
(Including PwD of SC/ST/OBC) Percentile

20th
UR-PwD 45th Percentile 260 186
Percentile

NEET PG 2021 cut off was reduced by 15 percentile for General, SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates.
NEET PG 2021 revised cutoff for General category was 247.

NEET PG Cut off 2021 (Reduced)

Cutoff
Categories Cut off percentile
marks

General 35th 247

SC/ST/OBC 25th 210

General-PH 30th 229

SC/ST/OBC-PH 25th 210

The NEET PG 2020 cut off was reduced by 20 percentile for General, SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates.
NEET PG 2020 revised cutoff for General category was 275.
Reduced NEET PG 2020 cutoff

Old Revised Revised

Category Old cutoff percentile cutoff cutoff cutoff

scores percentile scores

General 50th 366 30th 275

SC/ST/OBC 40th 319 20th 230

General - PwD 45th 342 25th 252

SC/ST/OBC - PwD 40th 319 20th 230

NEET PG 2019 cutoff for general category candidates was lowered to 44th percentile with the 313
corresponding marks. While, the cutoff percentile for SC/ST/OBC candidates, the cutoff was
decreased from 40th to 34th percentile with an equivalent of 270 marks. The table below displays
previous years’ revised percentile and cutoff scores as specified by the authority.

Revised NEET PG cutoff 2019

Cutoff Revised Revised

Category Cutoff percentile
scores cutoff scores

General 50th 340 44th 313

SC/ST/OBC 40th 295 34th 270

General-PH 45th 317 39th 291

SC/ST/OBC-PH 40th 295 34th 270

NEET PG 2023 Cutoff for Admission

NEET PG cut off 2023 for admission is the last rank and equivalent marks at which admission to
particular college, specialty and category will be granted. As mentioned, admission will be granted on
the basis of NEET PG rank, preferences of colleges as well as courses, seats availability, reservation
criteria, and other factors. NEET PG admission cutoff 2023 for 50% AIQ seats will be released after
the completion of counselling round. Meanwhile, aspirants can check previous years admission NEET
PG cutoff for each specialty and the top 10 medical colleges NEET PG admission cut offs.
50% AIQ NEET PG cutoff of top 10 medical colleges

NEET NEET

PG PG

Medical colleges NEET PG 2020 cutoff rank 2019 cutoff

cut off 2018

rank rank

B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad 75406 69516 54078

Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior 77575 69833 31388

Madras Medical College, Madras 42414 28039 25803

Government Medical College, Nagpur 79533 62706 56855

Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 29321 70556 19902

Guntur Medical College, Guntur 48030 56400 15275

VMMC and SJ Hospital, New Delhi 40194 30525 35039

Government Medical College,

41496 21555 27305
Thiruvananthapuram

Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences,

40743 20984 30948
Hyderabad

Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College,

74960 62358 47858
Mumbai

Last cutoff rank of NEET PG 2020 vs NEET PG 2019 vs NEET PG 2018

Last Cutoff Rank: NEET PG 2018 vs. NEET PG 2017 vs. AIPGMEE 2016
Infogram

NEET PG cutoff rank of favourite specialties

MD/MS Specialties AIQ NEET 2020 cutoff rank AIQ NEET PG 2019 cut off rank
 MD General Medicine 4924 5052

MD Paediatrics 5978 5132

MD Radiodiagnosis 3287 3059

MS General Surgery 10378 8883.

MS Orthopedics 8767 7008

MD Dermatology, Venereology
3768 --
& Leprosy

MD Obstetrics and
9154 --
Gynaecology

NEET PG Cut off - Toppers (Previous Year)

Candidates can check previous years NEET PG toppers below.

NEET PG 2022 toppers

Score

(Out
AIR Name
of

800)

1 Dr. Shagun Batra 705

2 Dr. Joseph 699

3 Dr. Harshita 696

4 Dr. Swaroop Hegde 695

5 Dr. Nehar 693

6 Dr. Tanishq 691

7 Dr. Nisarg 690

8 Dr. Armaan 690

 9 Dr. Sushant 686

10 Dr. Nibraz 685

NEET PG 2021 toppers

AIR Name Score

1 Dr. Amartya Sengupta 714

2 Dr. Arjun Agarwal 712

3 Dr. Shashank VR 710

4 Dr. Harshita Shetty 706

5 Soon Soon

6 Dr. Rishabh Sailesh 702

7 Soon Soon

8 Soon Soon

9 Dr. Akash Bandyopadhyay 698

10 Dr. Harkaran S Khosla 697

15 Dr. Akhil Goyal 693

NEET PG Cutoff 2023 - Tie-breaker

In case two or more candidates secure equal marks in the NEET PG merit list, NBE uses NEET MD/MS
tie-breaking process as mentioned below.

• Greater number of correct responses - Candidates with a greater number of correct responses
will be placed higher in NEET PG merit list

• Lesser number of negative responses - If the tie still exists, Aspirants with less number of
negative answers will be allotted better rank

• Age - If the tie exists, the older candidate will be given first preference
• Higher aggregate marks in MBBS - Candidates securing higher aggregate marks (in percentage) in
all MBBS professional examinations will be considered first in NEET PG merit list 2023.

NEET PG Counselling 2023

Using NEET PG 2023 cutoff, NBE will release NEET PG merit list 2023 containing merit rank. On the
basis of merit rank, candidates will be called for NEET PG 2023 counselling for admission to 50% AIQ
seats, 100% seats in deemed/central universities and ESIC/AFMS institutes.

In order to appear for the counselling of NEET PG 2023, aspirants need to register themselves using
personal, contact and other details. While registering, aspirants have to provide their preferences of
colleges as well as courses, in which they wish to get admission. On the basis of these preferences,
All India Rank, seats available, reservation criteria, and other factors, the admission to MD, MS and
PG Diploma courses will be done.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - NEET PG Cut off 2023 (Released), 2022,
2021, 2020, 2019 - Qualifying Percentile/ Score for Gen, OBC, SC, ST

Question: What factors determine NEET PG cutoff 2023?

Answer:

On the basis number of candidates appearing for the test, NEET PG difficulty level of exam and seats
available, the cut off NEET PG 2023 will be determined.

Question: Why is it necessary to secure NEET PG cutoff 2023?

Answer:

The medical graduates must secure NEET PG minimum qualifying percentile to pass the entrance
exam. The admission will be granted on the basis of NEET PG cut off.

Question: What are the NEET PG 2022 cut off scores?

Answer:

The cut off score of NEET PG 2022 for General category was 275, while for SC/ST/OBC, it is 245.
Question: What is the NEET PG cutoff 2023 for all categories?

Answer:

NEET PG cutoff for General category is 50th percentile, while for SC/ST/OBC it is 40th percentile.

Question: When will NEET PG 2023 cut off be announced?

Answer:

NBE releases NEET PG 2023 cutoff scores with the result.